Cerophytidae

Cerophytidae Temporal range: Early Jurassic–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Cerophytum elateroides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Superfamily:	Elateroidea
Family:	Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834
Genera
See text
Synonyms
Praelateriidae Dolin, 1973

The Cerophytidae are a family of beetles belonging to Elateroidea. Larvae are associated with rotting wood, on which they are presumed to feed. ^[1] The family contains over 20 species in five genera, primarily distributed in the New World, but also in Eurasia and Africa. 17 fossil species in 7 genera are known extending to the Early Jurassic. ^[2] Like some other elateroids, the adults are capable of clicking. ^[1]

Taxonomy

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Mesozoic clade:

• † Elaterocoleus Dolin 1973 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Early Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian)
• † Praelaterium Dolin 1973 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Hettangian-Sinemurian
• † Necromeropsis Yu et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
• † Aphytocerus Zherikhin 1977 Taimyr Amber, Russia, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Santonian)
• † Jurassophytum Yu et al. 2019 Jiulongshan Formation, China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian)
• † Necromera Martynov 1926 Jiulongshan Formation, China, Callovian, Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) Laiyang Formation, Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Extant clade:

• † Wongaroo Oberprieler et al. 2016 Talbragar Fossil Fish Bed, Australia, Late Jurassic (Tithonian)
• † Baissophytum Chang et al. 2011 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
• † Baissopsis Kirejtshuk 2013 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
• † Amberophytum Yu et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• Genus Afrocerophytum Costa, Vanin et Rosa, 2014
  • Afrocerophytum vix Costa, Vanin et Rosa, 2014
• Genus Aphytocerus Zherikhin, 1977
  • Aphytocerus communis Zherikhin, 1977
• Genus Brachycerophytum Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Brachycerophytum sinchona Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
• Genus Cerophytum Latreille, 1806
  • Cerophytum convexicolle LeConte, 1866
  • Cerophytum japonicum Sasaji, 1999
  • Cerophytum pulsator (Haldeman, 1845)
• Genus Phytocerum Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum alleni Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum belloi Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum birai Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum boliviense (Golbach, 1983)
  • Phytocerum burakowskii Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum cayennense (de Bonvouloir, 1870)
  • Phytocerum distinguendum (Soares & Peracchi, 1964)
  • Phytocerum golbachi Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum ingens Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum inpa Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum minutum (Golbach, 1983)
  • Phytocerum serraticorne Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum simonkai Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum trinidadense (Golbach, 1983)
  • Phytocerum zikani (Soares & Peracchi, 1964)

References

1. Costa, Cleide, Vanin, Sergio A., Lawrence, John F. and Ide, Sergio. "4.4. Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834". Volume 2 Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim), edited by Willy Kükenthal, Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel and John F. Lawrence, Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 54-61.
2. Yu, Yali; Ślipiński, Adam; Lawrence, John F.; Yan, Evgeny; Ren, Dong; Pang, Hong (July 2019). "Reconciling past and present: Mesozoic fossil record and a new phylogeny of the family Cerophytidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)" . Cretaceous Research. 99: 51–70. Bibcode:2019CrRes..99...51Y. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.02.024. S2CID   135290616.
3. Cerophytidae Species List Archived 2014-05-30 at the Wayback Machine at Joel's Hallan Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 15 July 2011.

External links

• Cerophytidae at the Tree of Life